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Sunday, August 2, 1936
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The Headlines
JOHN H. M'FADDEN JR. WILL MOVE TO TEXAS; Former Head of Cotton Exchange Will Handle Spot Trading for His Firm in South.
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
- Mahmud I (1696)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,814 days ago
(89 years, 329 days)